I. nounEtymology: Middle English; akin to Middle English fobben to deceive, Middle High German voppenDate: 15th century1.obsolete a foolish or silly person
2. a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress ;coxcomb, dandyII. transitive verb(fopped; fopping)Date: circa 1590obsoletefool, dupe

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fop — n Fop, dandy, beau, coxcomb, exquisite, dude, buck are comparable when denoting a man who is conspicuously fashionable or elegant in dress or manners. Fop is applied to a man who is preposterously concerned with fashionableness, elegance, and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms

Fop — Fop, n. [OE. foppe, fop, fool; cf. E. fob to cheat, G. foppen to make a fool of one, jeer, D. foppen.] One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

fop — [fɔp US fa:p] n old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: fop stupid person (15 18 centuries)] a man who is very interested in his clothes and appearance used to show disapproval &GT;foppish adj &GT;foppishness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English

fop — [ fap ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a man who thinks too much about his clothes and appearance ╾ fop|pish adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English